PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joca Mamute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamute has chosen Undead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Duke is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Joca Mamute is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Duke
vs
Mamute

215 cm
20
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joca Mamute!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamute throws a leg kick
and Duke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Mamute throws a right hand that misses
and Duke counters with a straight right hand.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Mamute.
Mamute is looking to clinch.
Duke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mamute misses with a right hand
letting Duke counter with a right hand.

Mamute forces Duke back against the cage and clinches.
Mamute misses with some punches.
Mamute has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mamute blocks an elbow strike.
Mamute avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Mamute.
Duke stalling in the clinch but Mamute improves position.
Mamute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mamute.
Mamute wants to get back to striking at distance but Duke won't allow it.
Duke prevents Mamute from breaking the clinch.
Mamute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mamute has Duke pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke blocking some punches.
Mamute looking to stall.
Mamute tries to break free but Duke pushes him back against the cage.
Mamute lands a right hand.
Duke blocking some punches.
Duke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamute is defending well for now.
Mamute throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Mamute lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mamute.
Duke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke misses with a knee to the head.
Mamute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mamute lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Mamute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mamute swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamute can't break the clinch.
Mamute has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.
Mamute looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mamute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duke backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mamute leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mamute fails to land.
Duke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mamute.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duke as Mamute tries to tie him up.
Mamute holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mamute lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duke or not.
Mamute tries to break free but Duke pushes him back against the cage.
Duke keeps control of Mamute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mamute misses with some punches.
Duke prevents Mamute from breaking the clinch.
Duke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mamute lands with a light punch inside.
Mamute holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mamute is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duke is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamute misses with the head strike.
Duke has Mamute pressed against the cage, preventing Mamute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mamute swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mamute.
Mamute wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duke blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Mamute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mamute throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Duke.
Mamute is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice shot lands for Mamute.
Mamute fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duke throws a big shot that misses.

Mamute closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mamute struggles to land a body shot inside as Duke controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mamute is trying to force a seperation but Duke has the dominant position.
Mamute working hard to break the clinch.

Duke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mamute misses with a straight right.
Mamute misses with an uppercut
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Mamute missing with a left hand there. Duke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke walks into a stiff left hand from Mamute.
Duke throws a leg kick but Mamute moved away.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamute manages to avoid it.
Mamute looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joca Mamute dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mamute misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Mamute lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duke doesn't seem phased though.
Mamute tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.
Mamute throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
Mamute loads up on a big right hand but Duke slips the punch.
Mamute swings widly with a right hand
and Duke counters with a nice leg kick.
Mamute throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamute looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Mamute scores with a jab. Duke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamute connects with a crisp jab.
Mamute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Mamute.
Duke moves out of range as Mamute strikes.
Mamute tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Joca Mamute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamute.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamute moves in looking to clinch but Duke pushes him off.
Mamute tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mamute might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mamute throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mamute's knee momentarily.
Duke moves away from the strike by Mamute.
Mamute throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duke counters with an outside leg kick.
Mamute throws a good cross that connects.
Mamute swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.

Mamute pushes Duke up against the cage in a clinch.
Mamute misses with the head strike.
Mamute misses with the head strike.
Mamute lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mamute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamute is trying to break free.
Duke lands with a left to the head.
Mamute just leaning against Duke, taking a breather.
Mamute takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mamute wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamute.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mamute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duke's elbow.
Mamute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mamute lands a hook that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
Duke misses with an elbow over the top.
Mamute lands with a left to the head.
Mamute working hard to break the clinch.
Mamute throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Mamute.
Mamute throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Mamute misses with a body punch.
Mamute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke is trying to push Mamute away but Mamute has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mamute pushes Duke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Mamute.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duke prevents Mamute from breaking the clinch.
Mamute working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamute throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
Mamute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Mamute throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Mamute lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mamute.
Mamute is looking to control Duke's arms but Duke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mamute has his back to the cage.
Mamute is trying to break the clinch but Duke is controlling him.
Mamute misses with some punches.
Mamute lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Duke blocks a body shot from Mamute.
Mamute misses with some punches.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duke lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Mamute is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mamute is struggling to control the position.
Mamute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Mamute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mamute blocks it with crossed arms.
Duke blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Mamute swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamute.
Duke misses with an elbow over the top.
Mamute blocks an uppercut.
Duke can't break the clinch.
A short left from Mamute.
Mamute gets through Duke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mamute is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mamute scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joca Mamute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Duke avoids a kick to the body.
Mamute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Mamute catches Duke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamute.
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamute.
Mamute scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duke in his tracks.
Mamute falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mamute misses with the combination.
Mamute avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamute scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamute lands a body shot.
Mamute scores with a shot to the body.
Mamute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duke checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamute misses the jab.
Mamute tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mamute lands with a good body shot.
Mamute misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Mamute tries to clinch there but Duke circles away.
Duke avoids the body shot from Mamute.
Duke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duke keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duke.
Mamute throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duke counters with a nice body kick.
Mamute misses with a low kick.
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamute misses the shot to the body.
Mamute tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Mamute misses
and Duke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Duke checks a leg kick.
Raoul Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mamute throws out a loose jab but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamute swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duke counters with a head kick.
Duke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamute rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mamute.

Duke has Mamute up against the cage in a clinch.
Mamute pushes Duke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mamute managing to block the knees to the body from Duke.
Mamute blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mamute digs a right hand underneath Duke's ribcage. Duke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mamute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamute.
Mamute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamute.
Mamute wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mamute dodges an elbow strike from Duke.
Mamute softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mamute lands a body punch.
Mamute wants to break free but Duke has control.
Mamute trying to control the position but instead, Duke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mamute into the cage.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mamute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mamute throws a head punch that misses.
Mamute wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duke blocks an uppercut.
Duke keeps control of Mamute as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamute.
Duke lands an elbow just above Mamute 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mamute works on Duke's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Mamute blocks with his arms.
Mamute lands a shot to the body.
Mamute lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mamute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mamute wants to break free but Duke has control.
Still in the clinch, Mamute scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mamute is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mamute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joca Mamute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mamute blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mamute doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Mamute.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Mamute working aggressively here.
Mamute has a couple of punches blocked by Duke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joca Mamute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamute has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joca Mamute!